When paper rots or is composted it emits methane gas which is 25 times more toxic than CO2.
Recycling one ton of paper saves 682.5 gallons of oil, 7,000 gallons of water, 3.3 cubic yards of landfill space.
Every tree provides oxygen enough for 3 people to breathe.
Every ton of recycled paper saves about 17 trees
Recycling paper uses 60% less energy than manufacturing virgin timber paper.
Recycling half the world's paper would free 20 million acres of forestland
In 2000, only 4,545 million tons were recovered.
In the US, 9,190 million tons of office paper was generated, and 4,220 million tons were recovered in 2002.
Compared with the 1994 world average of 97 pounds, the United States per capita consumption of paper is more than 700 pounds, about 2 pounds-per-person-per-day
Per capita consumption of paper in the United States has grown 43 percent since 1980.
The US uses approx. 68 million trees each year to produce 17 billion catalogues and 65 billion pieces of direct mail.
It is estimated that paper consumption will rise by 50% by 2010.
45 percent of paper is recycled in the U.S
Today, 90 per cent of paper pulp is made of wood
The pulp and paper industry is the third largest industrial buyer of elemental chlorine
"Facts About Paper And Paper Waste." iD2Communications. Web. 16 Dec 2010. <http://www.id2.ca/downloads/eco-design-paper-facts.pdf>.